Chapter 231: Down with Xu and Down with Yan (Subscription Request)

Metropolitan Procuratorate.

He is also one of the nine ministers in the court.

And Ouyang Bijin was the official in the Censorate.

As Ouyang Bijin led the censors of the Censorate to speak in unison, they demanded that the emperor execute Xu Fan and punish Xu Jie, Yan Song, and their two families.

outside the hall.

Those civil and military officials kneeling at the foot of the high steps.

They also shouted in unison.

The purpose and demands are very clear.

Execute Xu Fan.

In addition, officials have also shouted slogans to overthrow Xu and Yan.

The first and second assistant ministers of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.

This time, they all became targets to be defeated!

Gao Gong turned around to look at Ouyang Bijin, then bowed with a serious expression and saluted towards the emperor behind the pearl curtain.

"Your Majesty! What Ouyang Bijin said is alarmist!"

"Today's events only involve the Miyun tragedy."

"Before and after the tragedy, the road was blocked by heavy snow, so Lord Xu was unaware of it. Lord Yan has been ill recently. Lord Yan is loyal to the country and works in the cabinet when he can, but he is always tired. He submitted a memorial to the cabinet yesterday and is recuperating at home today. How can he be related to the Miyun incident? How can he be said to have formed a clique with Lord Xu for personal gain?"

Gao Gong didn’t quite understand.

Why is it that even though they are in-laws, Ouyang Bijin is the one who calls for the overthrow of Xu and Yan?

But no matter what.

Neither Yan Song nor Xu Jie can fall.

Even if this happens, he might become the new prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Although I have this idea, it is not now!

Gao Gong continued in a deep voice, "The court must abide by the facts when doing things. Now it was the Shuntian prefect Xu Fan who acted arrogantly and killed the people with the Miyun people, which led to the Miyun tragedy today. It also led to the Miyun people's violent rebellion today and the influx of people into the capital. I think that according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Shuntian prefect Xu Fan should be held accountable for his crimes."

When Gao Gong spoke out about the current situation.

Yuan Wei, Guo Pu, Gao Yao and Lei Li all bowed in secondment.

What he meant was, of course, that Xu Jie and Yan Song had done nothing wrong, and it was even more impossible for them to form a clique for personal gain, and that all the faults lay with Xu Fan alone.

Behind the beaded curtain.

Jiajing's brows were already slightly furrowed.

current situation.

It's not what I want, but at this moment I can no longer balance the situation.

That is at this time.

Gu Huan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who was in charge of the Beijing Camp, clasped his fists again and said, "Your Majesty, there are people from Miyun who are rioting in the city today. The Beijing Camp has already found no less than three million taels of gold and silver treasures in the South City. All of them have been seized and nothing has been lost due to the riot.

We have also found out that this house is owned by Xu Fan, the prefect of Shuntian. The three million taels of gold and silver treasures hidden in it were also embezzled by Xu Fan in collusion with Yan Maoqing, the former left vice-chief censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the salt tax silver and the goods donated by salt merchants from Lianghuai. Please give your Majesty an oral order on how to deal with these three million taels of gold and silver treasures. "

As Gu Huan spoke.

Inside the Wanshou Palace Hall, the situation changed again.

Xu Fan privately hoarded three million taels of gold and silver treasures, which he embezzled from the Lianghuai salt tax accounts in collusion with Yan Maoqing, who had accidentally frozen to death in the imperial prison.

Everyone looked at the emperor behind the pearl curtain.

At this moment, even Paine, Yang Bo and Yan Ne did not dare to speak anymore.

Xu Fan today.

It's a dead end.

And behind the pearl curtain, Jiajing's eyes flashed by.

The three million taels of gold and silver treasures in the south of the city have fallen into the control of the Beijing camp.

Then the matter that had been suppressed by me before was exposed.

He immediately looked at Xu Jie and his son Xu Fan who were kneeling on the ground.

Although I was a little hesitant.

But Jiajing could only speak in a deep voice: "The governor of Shuntian is deeply trusted by me, but he has no intention of serving the country, and has harmed the people. He has been extremely corrupt, and his crimes are unavoidable and cannot be tolerated by the law. I order you to escort him to the Jinyiwei prison and wait for my order."

Sent to the imperial prison.

It's a dead end.

No matter what, Xu Fan could not escape death.

And when Jiajing said this.

Xu Jie's eyes were shocked, and he prostrated himself on the ground, shaking all over.

He wanted to beg for mercy for his son.

But Xu Jie knew that he couldn't do that.

The son could no longer be saved.

But the Xu family still has to protect it.

Xu Fan's face was lifeless at this moment, and his eyes were ashen.

He raised his head and glanced sideways at his father who was crawling on the ground beside him, then turned to look at the emperor who was as majestic as a god above.

In an instant.

Xu Fan seemed to have forgotten the pain in his back.

He clasped his hands together, raised them high, and then bowed heavily to the ground.

"minister!"

"Xu Fan, the governor of Shuntian!"

"Thank you for the death penalty!"

A shout rushed into everyone's ears.

outside the temple.

Officers and soldiers from the factory guards had already come in and wanted to drag Xu Fan away, but when they saw his back, they could only press him on a rack and carry him out of the hall.

I saw that Xu Fan had been taken away by the factory guards.

Ouyang Bijin immediately bowed again and said: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. The treacherous people in the court have nowhere to hide. The court is governed with integrity. The Ming Dynasty will surely prosper for generations under your Majesty's rule!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"The Ming Dynasty will prosper forever!"

The censors from the Censorate present also cheered and praised him.

Behind the pearl curtain, Jiajing looked at Xu Fan being taken away, his eyes flickering.

He opened his mouth.

I wanted to mention the three million taels of gold and silver treasures hidden in the south of the city.

But the next moment.

Ouyang Bijin shouted again: "Your Majesty, I also want to impeach the cabinet's deputy minister Xu Jie! Xu Jie is clearly the cabinet's deputy minister, but he went to Miyun without permission, used his power to coerce, and beheaded the Miyun county magistrate, county magistrate, county clerk and other people without trial. This is against the laws of the country. If all the higher officials in the court do this in the future, and execute officials and civilians without trial, what use will our laws have!
"I also want to impeach the cabinet's chief minister Yan Song. Although he has been ill recently, there have been rumors about the Miyun massacre in the past two days, and officials in the court have also reported it. Yan Song is the cabinet's chief minister, in charge of the government and all civil and military officials, but he reported that he was sick and at home. This move seems to be an attempt to shirk responsibility.

"Today, Xu Jie brought the criminal official Xu Fan back to the capital. Instead of going to the West Garden to plead guilty before the emperor, he went to Yan's residence. Yan Song knew that Xu Jie had committed a crime, but he did not escort him to the emperor. He also discussed it privately with the emperor for a long time, and there was also suspicion of collusion in private.

"Afterwards, Yan and Xu were transferred to the Western Garden. The Cabinet, the six ministries, the nine ministers, and all the officials requested Your Majesty to decide on the crime of the offending official Xu Fan. However, Yan Song, as the chief minister of the Cabinet, did not make any remonstrances. He actually formed a clique with Xu Jie to protect the offending official Xu Fan.

"Yan Song and Xu Jie were deeply indebted to the emperor, but they had no intention of serving the country, being loyal and filial to His Majesty, and running the court as if it were their own, setting up criminal laws on their own, and colluding with each other privately. They were extremely evil.

"I am a minister who receives salary from the emperor, serves as an official in the court, and leads the judicial organs. How can I sit back and watch treacherous officials in the court?

I petition Your Majesty to issue an edict to punish the First Minister of the Cabinet, Yan Song, and the Second Minister of the Cabinet, Xu Jie, and expel them from the court, so that the Ming Dynasty can have a peaceful and clear world again!"

Inside the main hall of Wanshou Palace.

Ouyang Bijin, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, had a resolute face and looked as if he was ready to die.

behind him.

All the censors of the Censorate knelt on the ground with their fists clasped.

"I second the proposal."

"Your Majesty, please dismiss Yan Song and Xu Jie! Return order to the court!"

The Censorate served as the Constitutional Court.

Everyone was surprised that they unanimously impeached the Prime Minister Yan Song and the Second Prime Minister Xu Jie.

Especially since everyone present knew that Ouyang Bijin was Yan Song's son-in-law.

As the in-laws, not only did they not help to speak up, but they also tried to link the incident between Yan Song and the Xu family in a roundabout way.

Not reporting the Miyun Massacre to the Emperor could also become a reason for the Xu and Yan families to form cliques and pursue personal interests.

Jiajing also stared at Ouyang Bijin with a dim gaze.

This old man Ouyang, he actually found him a little pleasing to the eye today. Gao Gong, however, was displeased, with his brows furrowed.

He was about to speak.

But outside the Wanshou Palace, a loud shout was heard.

"Fuck you, old man Ouyang!"

"You old bastard, how dare you say that you are my Yan family's children and relatives!"

"No matter how bad our Yan family is, there is no way we can collude with a family like the Xu family that harms the people!"

"You old bastard, don't even think about entering my Yan family again!"

"From now on, there will be no more talk of in-laws between our two families!"

A familiar and long-lost voice echoed in the Wanshou Palace.

It’s the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan!

It was Yan Shifan who had not appeared in the presence of the Emperor for a long time!
Although it has been a long time.

But it's still so familiar.

Yan Shaoting also widened his eyes and looked back at the dark shadow outside the palace gate.

And at the gate of the palace.

Yan Shifan clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. I just made a mistake in front of you. Please forgive me. I will come to the palace to make a statement."

Jiajing narrowed his eyes.

Looking outside the palace door with strong light.

Yan Shifan?
This guy is the same as always.

Jiajing sneered: "Tell him to get out."

Lu Fang, who had been kneeling on the ground, looked up at the emperor.

After seeing the emperor's eyes and expression, she finally stood up, walked out of the bead curtain, and looked outside the palace door.

"Your Majesty has ordered the Minister of Works, Yan Shifan, to come in."

Outside the palace gate, Yan Shifan shook his official robe heavily with both hands, then strode into the hall.

Until before the saint.

Yan Shifan stood firm and looked at Ouyang Bijin with displeasure.

snort!
Yan Shifan snorted coldly, then bowed, clasped his fists, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, please tell me clearly!"

"The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate, Ouyang Bijin, is so shameless to make random accusations and impeachments!"

"When has my Yan family ever colluded with the Xu family to form a clique for personal gain?"

Ouyang Bijin stared at Yan Shifan and said, "What I just reported is the proof!"

"Really?"

Yan Shifan rushed towards Ouyang Bijin with his chin tilted.

Then he turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I am the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, and the son of the Prime Minister Yan Song, Yan Shifan. I impeach the Second Prime Minister Xu Jie for knowingly breaking the law, disregarding the laws of the Ming Dynasty, setting up a private criminal court, and intending to frame my family. I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to take the Second Prime Minister Xu Jie to the Jinyiwei Prison and order his execution!"

After saying that.

Yan Shifan glanced at Ouyang Bijin with a look of contempt on his face.

You, Ouyang Bi Jin, said that my Yan family and Xu family formed a clique for personal gain.

Well.

Now, as a member of the Yan family, I request the emperor to chop off Xu Jie's head.

Are you still accusing my Yan family and Xu family of forming cliques for personal gain?

Ouyang Bijin was choked on the spot.

He didn't expect that Yan Shifan would do this.

How can I continue acting like this?

Yan Shaoting also frowned and thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

Did the old guy peek at his own script?

He quietly raised his head again and looked at the old Taoist priest behind the bead curtain.

Everything before and after the killing of Xu Fan today was actually due to my own desire for justice.

The old Taoist priest couldn't help but have some concerns in his heart.

Even fear?

For this reason, I have already planned how to deal with it next.

However, the old man's sudden appearance surprised him.

But it was just an accident, and the appearance of the old guy was not important.

Even when Yan Song was impeached by officials of the Xiantai for forming a clique for personal gain, he never knelt down to plead guilty and defend himself.

But at this moment, he turned around and glared at Yan Shifan.

"Nonsense!"

"How can a mere minister of the Ministry of Works like you keep barking in front of His Majesty?"

"As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, it is not too much for me to condemn you as the Roaring Saint!"

Yan Shifan frowned and looked at Old Yan.

"father!"

"No matter how powerful our Yan family is, we will never have an affair with a treacherous family like the Xu family!"

"How can my family bear such an unjust accusation?"

Yan Song immediately widened his eyes, puffed out his chest, and shouted angrily: "How dare you! How many times have I told you that in front of Your Majesty, there is no father and son, we are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty!"

It seemed that the father and son of the Yan family were about to quarrel.

Everyone around looked bewildered.

What has happened today?

Behind the beaded curtain.

Jiajing, who was sitting on the throne, snorted coldly: "Alright! Yan Shifan, you are going to learn from Xu Fan and disobey your father's orders!"

Yan Shifan immediately bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to take back what you said!"

crazy!

Yan Shifan is really crazy!

This statement came out.

The whole hall was filled with noise.

Jiajing smiled faintly: "Oh? What do you want me to take back?"

Yan Shifan said solemnly: "Although I have been reckless in the past, I will never be as careless as Xu Fan. But your Majesty just compared me with the treacherous Xu Fan. I am terrified! I am definitely not like Xu Fan, so please take back what you just said! Otherwise..."

Yan Shifan looked around and set his eyes on the pillars in the hall that were as thick as a man's embrace.

"If Your Majesty cannot take back that statement, and I do not wish to be ranked alongside treacherous villains like Xu Fan, I will have no choice but to crash myself to death in this palace to prove my innocence!"

Cattle!
The old guy is really good!
Although I know that this old guy in my family is always unreliable and has strange ideas.

But Yan Shaoting could never have imagined that Yan Shifan could actually think of this.

He is worthy of being called the Little Prime Minister for many years.

Jiajing was almost laughing out of anger.

He glared at Yan Shifan, then looked at Xu Jie who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Bastard!"

"My Wanshou Palace is a place for spiritual cultivation. How can I allow your bloody deeds to pollute this place?"

"I take back what I said, okay..."

The emperor was quite helpless and could only speak in public and take back what he had just said.

Yan Shifan hurriedly followed the pole down the steps, bowed and clasped his fists: "I just don't want to be in the same category with those who have committed serious crimes and treacherous acts. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me and I will accept the punishment."

He is the type who is taking advantage of others.

But it's not a fault.

Jiajing held it in for a long time before he uttered a cold shout.

"roll!"

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